Fibre placement of thermoplastic and dry fabric materials
Manufacturing of simple and complex composite parts (non-developable structures)
Machine architecture
- Six-axis KUKA Robot
- Max. length: 6 m
- Tool positioner carrier: 1.5 t and 20 t
CORIOLIS Effector
- 16 strips (Slit Tape): 6.35 mm (1/4″) wide
- Removal width: 102 mm
- Heating with YAG laser during removal (4 kW)
- Running speed: 100 mm/s
- Deposition productivity between 2 and 6 kg/hr
- Possibility of using with existing tools
- Programming: CATIA-compliant CAD fibre control software
Automatic Fibre Placement (AFP)
Thermoset fibre placement
Manufacturing of non-developable composite parts
- Large Dimension Parts
- Quasi-revolving parts
- Machine architecture: FOREST
Running path
- Max. length: 24 m
- Max. height : 6.6 m
- Five-axis
- Possibility of a sixth axis associated with a rotating plate: diameter 6 m and wide capacity 30 t.
- Displacement running speed along X, Y and Z axes up to 30 m/min.
Effector: CORIOLIS
- 32 strips (Slit Tape): 6.35 mm (1/4″) wide
- Deposition width: 203 mm
- Possibility of using Infra-red heating device during fibre deposition with running speed/energy slaving
- Deposition productivity between 2 and 15 kg/hr.
- Possibility of using with existing tools
- Programming
Tools for thermoset prepregs
Main technical characteristics
Geometry/function: flat tool, single curve, V-block, surface plate with groove, angle, etc.
Dimensions: Length: 800 – 8,000 mm/Width: 740 – 4,000 mm/ Radius of curvature: 2,820 mm / Radius of curvature : 2,820 mm
Tool Material: aluminium, steel, composite, Invar
Miscellaneous: vacuum and/or integrated thermocouples option
ISOJET
Low-pressure injection system for mono-composing thermoset resins
2 machines available
Injection capacity up to 21 litres
- Injection control: flow rate or pressure
- Pressure of use: 3 bar
- Resin preheating system
- All mono-composing resins
- Equipment must be systematically used with an oven
38 litre injection capacity
- Injection control: flow rate or pressure
- Pressure of use : 3 bar
- Resin preheating system: for RTM6 only
RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) LRI (Liquid Resin Infusion)
Tools for RTM/LRI processes
Main technical characteristics
Geometry/function: flat tool, stiffener
Dimensions: Length: 420 – 40,800 mm/width: 420 – 2,900 mm
Tool material: aluminium, steel, Invar
Miscellaneous: vacuum and/or integrated thermocouples option
Autoclaves
3 Autoclaves
| CHARACTERISTICS | BAUDASSE | RIPOCHE | SCHOLZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter | m | 1 | 2 | 3,5 |
| Length | m | 3,5 | 4 | 10 |
| Volume | m3 | 6 | 34 | 152,9 |
| Max. part length | m | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Max. part width (a, b, c) | m | 0,6 | 1 | 2,95 |
| Max. part height | m | 0,8 | 1,65 | 1,8 |
| Payload | T | 6,5 | 6 | 15 * |
| Max. service pressure | bar | 16 | 7,5 | 9,5 |
| Max. pressurisation speed | b/mn | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Max. Temperature | °C | 400 | 250 | 400 |
| Max. increasing speed | °C/mn | 3 | 3 | 2,5 |
| Max. decreasing speed | °C/mn | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Temperature homogeneity (at 2b) | °C | +/- 3 | +/- 3 | +/- 3 |
| No. of TC measurement channels | TC | 12 | 12 | 60 |
| No. of vacuum nacelles | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| No. of vacuum measurement channels | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
Specifications
Temperature measurement > K thermocouples
- For ϴ < 260°C, unions used for vacuum draft = RBE011 and for vacuum measurement = RBE 06
- For ϴ > 260°C, for vacuum draft: UNION 5113 – output F3/4″ (autoclave end) UNION 5116 (tool end)
- For ϴ > 260°C, for vacuum measurement: UNION 5113 – output F1/4″ (autoclave end) UNION 5116 (tool end)
* the payload depends on the capacity of the lorry used (please consult us to validate the max. acceptable value)
Possibility of acquiring your own instrumentation: study to be performed as necessary
Opportunities: Option for use of bigger autoclaves, e.g. max. length 20 m
Size characteristics for the loading of autoclaves
Ovens
| CHARACTERISTICS | SAT 1 | SAT 2 | SAT 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| width | m | 1 | 1,5 | 5 |
| length | m | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| height | m | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| volume | m3 | 1 | 3 | 105 |
| payload | T | 0,25 | 6,5 | |
| max. temperature | °C | 80 | 450 | 450 |
| max. increasing speed | °C/mn | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| max. decreasing speed | °C/mn | 2 | ||
| Temperature homogeneity | °C | +/- 5 | +/- 5 | |
| Number of temperature channels | °C | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Number of vacuum channels | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
Specifications
emperature measurement > K thermocouples
Press
| Characteristics | Pin B |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.8 m |
| Length | 7.8 m |
| Height between plates | 1 m |
| Max. part length | 6.5 m |
| Max. part height | 0.45 m |
| Closing strength | 280 t |
| Pressurisation speed | <1 b/mn |
| Max. temperature | 200 °C |
| Max. increasing speed | 2 °C/mn |
| Max. decreasing speed | 2 °C/mn |
| Temperature homogeneity | 1 °C |
| No. of Temperature Channels | 12 °C |
Specifications
Temperature measurement > K thermocouples
MITO
Multi Inspection Technology Operators
Robotic device for non-destructive testing of complex composite parts using ultrasonics sensors with water coupling
- Six-axis KUKA Robot:
- Max. length: 8 m
- Max. height: 3 m
- Rotating plate: 1 m capable of holding 3/3.5 m parts
- Fast Send card to enable control in effector and signal emission position
NDT Kit/ULTIS mapping operating system
Clean room
A 2,000 m² lay-up clean room, with monitored temperature, humidity and dust emissions.
Two cold rooms used to store composite materials and resins at -18°C.